Dr Rafal Zaborowski
Lecturer in Digital Culture
Research interests
- Digital
Biography
In my research I look at the intersections of media audiences, texts and producers, focusing especially on the role played by media in people's everyday lives. More specifically, I am interested how social practices of listening and engagements with music and sound correspond to changes in modern digital cultures.
I am also interested in the issues of voice, power and representation in and through media. My work in this area has focused on media framing of crisis and migration as well as new on new digital forms of communication on news platforms.
I hold a PhD in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MA in Media and Cultural Studies from Tohoku University, and a BA in Sociology from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. Prior to joining King’s I taught in the Department of Media and Communications at the LSE.
Research interests and PhD supervision
- Media audiences; participation and interpretation
- Representation, crisis, migration, refugee studies
- Popular music, sound and image
- East Asian popular culture
- Tickers/crawls and digital news platforms
For more details, please see my full research profile.
Expertise and public engagement
I have served as an expert on the mediation of the “refugee crisis” and migration more broadly for numerous European bodies, including the Council of Europe, European Economic and Social Committee and the EU Directorate-General. I frequently discuss issues of media representation, democracy and participation in public and private international media. The various pronunciations of my name are always a thrill.
Research
Centre for Digital Culture
The Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London is an interdisciplinary research centre promoting research and debate on digital culture
Global Digital Cultures Research Group
do local practices of engagement with the digital circulate regionally and around the world, and how do they change during their travels? These are some of the questions that we ask in the Global Digital Cultures Research Group, approaching them from different disciplinary and methodological traditions, and focusing on different countries and regions, but also on global phenomena and their local articulations.
News
New book explores contemporary music audiences in Japan
In the new book, Dr Rafal Zaborowski investigates the relationship between music, generation and society in Japan.
Events
Music Generations in the Digital Age: Book Launch
Please join us for the launch of the book "Music Generations in the Digital Age: Social Practices of Listening and Idols in Japan" by Rafal Zaborowski.
Please note: this event has passed.
#GoingGlobal: Studying Global Digital Cultures in non-Western contexts
By drawing connections and comparisons between our different topics and geographies of study, the participants will offer insights into politics and...
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Centre for Digital Culture
The Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London is an interdisciplinary research centre promoting research and debate on digital culture
Global Digital Cultures Research Group
do local practices of engagement with the digital circulate regionally and around the world, and how do they change during their travels? These are some of the questions that we ask in the Global Digital Cultures Research Group, approaching them from different disciplinary and methodological traditions, and focusing on different countries and regions, but also on global phenomena and their local articulations.
News
New book explores contemporary music audiences in Japan
In the new book, Dr Rafal Zaborowski investigates the relationship between music, generation and society in Japan.
Events
Music Generations in the Digital Age: Book Launch
Please join us for the launch of the book "Music Generations in the Digital Age: Social Practices of Listening and Idols in Japan" by Rafal Zaborowski.
Please note: this event has passed.
#GoingGlobal: Studying Global Digital Cultures in non-Western contexts
By drawing connections and comparisons between our different topics and geographies of study, the participants will offer insights into politics and...
Please note: this event has passed.